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CustomMetal
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by CustomMetal

Thought Tom Sturdy deserved his own thread for fellow owners and potential owners.

As background I ordered a sturdy gravel bike (the model he now refers to as Cilla) a while back and having been so blown away by Tom as a builder and designer I also preordered the aero bike his was developing (soon to be released and called a Sidhe) and his modern classic (also soon to be released and called Keela)

Tom works in mainly Tutanium but also steel and Carbon Fibre.

His main models are-
All road - Fidah
Gravel - Cilla
Aero - Sidhe
Classic - Keela
XC hard tail - Tara

He has developed his own forks, stems, bar/stem combos, cranks, OSPWs, BBs and other small items all made from Ti.

His Keela is the exception as it will be made from 3D printed stainless steel lugs with steel tubing. It will also have a straight bladed stainless steel fork with 3d printed stainless fork crown and a 3d printed stainless steel quill stem. Think colnago master but with a quill stem.

The man is a genius and artist 🤩🤯
Allegra- Steel Lugs TBC
Aurelia- Stainless All Road 8.5kg
Bertha- TT 9.8kg
Perdita- Ti Turbo bike 8kg
Serenity- Ti Gravel 9.5kg/8.9kg
Verity- Ti Aero 8.2kg
Alya- Ti Climbing TBC

All weights with pedals,cages & garmin mount

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by CustomMetal

Also to quote Tom on Sidhe (aero bike):

The premise is important: a genuinely performance focussed design with lots of attention paid to where the details matter most rather than token aero features all over the bike. With the benefit of custom geo and of course the balanced ride quality that my bikes are know for but with a racy bias.

I have also used quite aggressive fit data for my build as it will be used for Road bike TTs and KOM hunting so the position will put me in the fastest possible position for me that I can hold for 60-90 mins
Allegra- Steel Lugs TBC
Aurelia- Stainless All Road 8.5kg
Bertha- TT 9.8kg
Perdita- Ti Turbo bike 8kg
Serenity- Ti Gravel 9.5kg/8.9kg
Verity- Ti Aero 8.2kg
Alya- Ti Climbing TBC

All weights with pedals,cages & garmin mount

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CustomMetal
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by CustomMetal

As for price you would have to ask Tom
Allegra- Steel Lugs TBC
Aurelia- Stainless All Road 8.5kg
Bertha- TT 9.8kg
Perdita- Ti Turbo bike 8kg
Serenity- Ti Gravel 9.5kg/8.9kg
Verity- Ti Aero 8.2kg
Alya- Ti Climbing TBC

All weights with pedals,cages & garmin mount

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by Zakalwe

Have you received any yet?

CustomMetal
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by CustomMetal

Zakalwe wrote:
Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:02 pm
Have you received any yet?
Expecting the first soon. Tom and I have an understanding that I am always happy to wait if there is a new development in the wings. I could have had a bike ages ago but glad I waited!
Allegra- Steel Lugs TBC
Aurelia- Stainless All Road 8.5kg
Bertha- TT 9.8kg
Perdita- Ti Turbo bike 8kg
Serenity- Ti Gravel 9.5kg/8.9kg
Verity- Ti Aero 8.2kg
Alya- Ti Climbing TBC

All weights with pedals,cages & garmin mount

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CustomMetal wrote:
Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:43 pm
As for price you would have to ask Tom
As mentioned in the ostro thread. Should I be even asking if a baum is my limit?

CustomMetal
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by CustomMetal

If you can afford his Fidah you should be ok
Allegra- Steel Lugs TBC
Aurelia- Stainless All Road 8.5kg
Bertha- TT 9.8kg
Perdita- Ti Turbo bike 8kg
Serenity- Ti Gravel 9.5kg/8.9kg
Verity- Ti Aero 8.2kg
Alya- Ti Climbing TBC

All weights with pedals,cages & garmin mount

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by kode54

Tom is easy to talk with and works with you. The more information you give him, allows him to make adjustments and tweaks. A lot of it is suggestive. Previous bikes you’ve owned and positives and faults helps further his design and manufacturing.

I only used emailed and never spoken direct…and never seemed necessary to call him. Tom understands more than you can imagine.
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by sigma

kode54 wrote:
Sun Sep 19, 2021 7:33 pm
Tom is easy to talk with and works with you. The more information you give him, allows him to make adjustments and tweaks. A lot of it is suggestive. Previous bikes you’ve owned and positives and faults helps further his design and manufacturing.

I only used emailed and never spoken direct…and never seemed necessary to call him. Tom understands more than you can imagine.
I would be very interested to hear your impressions of the bike...
Lots of bikes: currently riding Enve Melee, Krypton Pro, S Works Crux, S Works Epic Evo, SL7.
In build: SW SL8

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by Broady

Any pics of the aero frame or does Tom not want them out in the open yet? Was admiring the Fiadh at Bespoked yesterday, got me tempted but not fully into the dropped stays...

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by CustomMetal

I have some CAD of it but not for public consumption I'm afraid. The first one should be done before Xmas so I am sure will be on his IG then.. I can't wait for mine! He is the best builder I have worked with and a total genius
Allegra- Steel Lugs TBC
Aurelia- Stainless All Road 8.5kg
Bertha- TT 9.8kg
Perdita- Ti Turbo bike 8kg
Serenity- Ti Gravel 9.5kg/8.9kg
Verity- Ti Aero 8.2kg
Alya- Ti Climbing TBC

All weights with pedals,cages & garmin mount

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by Broady

Yep, absolutely fair, may drop him an email tomorrow...

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by crlincoln

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crlincoln wrote:
Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:18 am
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Incoming soon……


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Nice!! They yours? What are they going on?
Allegra- Steel Lugs TBC
Aurelia- Stainless All Road 8.5kg
Bertha- TT 9.8kg
Perdita- Ti Turbo bike 8kg
Serenity- Ti Gravel 9.5kg/8.9kg
Verity- Ti Aero 8.2kg
Alya- Ti Climbing TBC

All weights with pedals,cages & garmin mount

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by crlincoln

Yep, they are going on a Cilla...

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